Fancy Fold Dangly Card

Hi there Creators, 

Today we're looking at a fancy fold card, that I really don't know if I've seen it somewhere, but I do know I went to make something completely different and this is what happened......🤣

Here are the cards I've made: (measurements as promised in the video, below)

This is the first card I made up you can see the dangly "Happy Birthday" in the middle.

An aerial view....

And the card I made in the video

On to the measurements:

You'll need a sheet of A4 cardstock, some designer paper and another coloured card to mat the designer paper, 2 bits of twine around 13cm each, 2 stamped sayings and a punch or die to cut them out to an appropriate size.

• cut the A4 card down to A5, and fold in 1/2 at 10.5cm, then fold both sides back (at 5.25cm), so it looks like both cards are concertina'd (top card I used Smoky Slate, bottom card Very Vanilla)
  
• Take one of these and cut the smallest circle into the middle of it I've used the Deckled Circles Dies numbers 7, 8 and 9 (from the middle out)
• cut the largest circle (9) from the "mat" card
• cut the middle circle from designer paper
• cut 4 pieces of "mat" card to 4.5cm x 14cm (top card I used Misty Moonlight, bottom card is Gold foil sheets)
  
• cut 4 pieces of Designer paper to 1 1/2" x 5 1/4" (top card I used Countryside Inn, bottom card Shining Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Oh and I used the Simply Elegant Trim for the twine bit, such handy stringy stuff! 🤣
  

If you missed the video, here it is:

 I hope this inspires you to create, and let me know if you have a go!

God Bless love

Heather xox

Something Saturday - Budget Make-it-yourself present

 Hi there Creators,

Hands up if you like a cheap, classy looking, hand-made Gift🤣 Oh I'm so glad you asked Heather (I can hear you saying, and would you look at that, Christmas is just round the corner - that's convenient! 😃)

Ok, so I think this is a great little Christmas gift for anyone who has pens or pencils (well that's just about covered everyone!)  All you need is a tin - in my case the cats finally came through with something useful, Aldi Cat food tins (managed to wean them off the expensive Whiskars, shhh don't tell them, the cans are the same colour), some cardstock, and some Designer Paper.

Here goes...... here are the 2 pencil tins I made up, see measurements below

 

Oh and I promised in the video to show you my can opener, it's a Kleva range one, and it leaves a nice rounded edge to the can

Measurements are: (for Aldi Cat can)

Inside and outside plain colour (I recommend using a darker colour for the inside, so pencil/pen marks don't show up so quickly on it)  10.5cm x 24.5cm

Designer Series Paper for the outside 3 3/4" x  9" (I used Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper for the top tin and Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper for the blue bottom tin)

Then the circle for the bottom inside and base of tin I've used the Deckled Circle Dies the one that is 6th from the centre.

If you missed the video, here it is: 

I hope this inspires you to dig out your cans and have go too!

God Bless love

Heather xox

Something Saturday - Double Embossing

 Hi there Creators,

So, today we're doing "double embossing" oooo!  First we dry emboss using an embossing folder (with a twist) then we heat emboss the same image 😃

Here are the cards I created from this technique:

This is the first card I made before the video (and I was really happy with the way it turned out!  I've put versamark onto the embossing folder, then run the piece of Blackberry Bliss card through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, then heat embossed with silver embossing powder, I was so happy with the way it turned out I figured I should show you all how to do it too 😁  I've used the stamp set Light the Sky (which I think I used last week too!), the embossing folder Merry Melody, and Metallics heat embossing powders

I also made this one up before the video, this time I embossed the Pretty Peacock cardstock, then lightly rubbed the versamark over the raised image, and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.

 

Then I wondered how it would look done with black embossing powder -  made me think of a kind of "older" manuscript, I rather like the effect

And lastly this is what I show how to create in the video (same as the silver card)  I did discover that it really needs a heap of versamark on the embossing folder to work properly, but 3rd time lucky and I got it!  Woo hoo - go me🤣

If you missed the video and would like to see how I did this, here it is:

I hope this inspires you to have a go!

God Bless love

Heather xox

Cards for November Classes

Hi there Creators

Bit last minute as the class dates are next week, Wednesday 1st at 10.30 in Laanecoorie, Thursday 2nd 7.30pm in Laanecoorie and Saturday 4th in Maryborough at Wattle City Church, 19 Argyle Road, Maryborough.

I'm hoping to keep this short & sweet - click on each photo to see the goodies I used to make them 😃

So first cab off the rank is this one:

 Then we have this one:

And this one.....

And the last one:

 

 

Sorry it's short & sweet this week, but I've got to run, got to go & collect Tom from hospital - just hoping he's ok to be home!

 

Hope these inspire you to create in your own space - would love to see you at class if you can make it - let me know 😊

 

God Bless love

Heather xox

Something Saturday - Merry Bold & Bright

 Hi there Creators

Today I thought we'd have a play with the cute Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper, I made up this card before the video: For this one I've ended up stamping the sentiment from Joy to You stamp set, then clear heat embossing over the top (if you stamp with a normal ink it will rub straight off vellum, so you have to set it in place).  I did initially stamp directly onto the cardstock, but discovered that the paper is a little bit too busy for that, and it didn't show up, but I love using vellum, as you can still see the images through it (it's like adding a "transparency shape" to a picture in Word, which I also love doing)  How cool is the White Iridescent ribbon?  and you can see the little Iridescent Adhesive backed discs in the corners of the vellum (ooo goldfish..... shiny..... )🤣

Then in the video I end up making a sleeve/wrapping for a couple of blingy gifts I'm sending off to people, very simple, cut the cardstock to the right width, then fold, fold and add a couple of holes for ribbon, voila.....

And I also made a sleeve for a notebook, I buy these ones from KMart to decorate, but this time thought it would be nice to have an extra covering for it - either for the person who receives it to keep the decorated notebook pristine, or just as a way to surprise them about how it's decorated (if that makes sense?)  I did promise measurements, so check those out below.

And here is the notebook all decorated up, the person I have in mind for it is very musical, so I hope this person likes it!  I've used the Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper with it's beautiful Gold foiling, and then Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (so pretty)

So the measurements for the notebook sleeve are as follows, you need:

• DSP 9 1/2" x 12"
• score the long edges at 1/2" in each side
• Score the short length at 5 3/4" x 6 1/4" which should give you a "spine" in the middle of 1/2"
• Then trim the 4 short bits in the middle so the cardstock will fold up to create the box like sleeve, and stick it together.
• You can decorate it up (I added the extra piece I cut off across the middle and a bit of ribbon)

If you missed the video, here it is:

I hope this inspires you for your Christmas gifting 😍

God Bless love

Heather xox

Something Saturday - Light The Sky

Hi there Creators

Hands up if you love fireworks!  I love the beauty of them, the colours lighting up the night sky, so when this set "Light the Sky" came out in the mini catalogue, I knew I'd end up buying it.  Have to say it has not disappointed me 😍

I forgot to mention in the video, that there is still a joining offer for Stampin' Up! this month, if you are interested in finding out more about joining Stampin' Up! and my CreateAbles Team, do ask me, or check out the details here: Join Stampin' Up!

Today I had pre-created these 2 cards, and whilst making the second one, that uses blending brushes and inks to create the graduated ombre-type background, I noticed that I was creating a pretty cool pattern on the scrap paper underneath, hence in the video I make the last card using the dies to create masks to use.

Card 1:  I've heat embossed the stamped images with gold embossing powder, then added the Gold foil cardstock underneath, so it shines through and added a couple of Adhesive backed Star trinkets to the middle of the die cut fireworks

Card 2 uses the fabulous adhesive backed glimmer paper and I've used my blending brushes to graduate the colour going down the card

and this last card is the one I create in the video having cut a couple of the dies out from scrap cardstock, I then used them as masks to brush colour through to create this effect.  Then of course - gotta have bling... this time the Pastel Adhesive Backed sequins.

 If you missed the video, here it is!

I hope this inspires you to create, and do click on the links above if you want to check out the products I've used.

God Bless love

Heather xox

Something Saturday - Using Stampin' Up!'s New Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper

 Hi there Creators

Today I have BLING 😍 in the form of the new Online Exclusive Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper (check it out through the link) It comes in Gold and Silver - one sheet of each (12x12") in the pack, and Oh my goodness, you're going to want some!  As a demo I got to order it early (having said that I was away in England when it arrived, so haven't been able to play till now)

BUT guess what?  This month (October) Stampin' Up! have an amazing Joining special, so you too could pick up goodies before they're available to general public (and much more).  Check the deal out here:  Join My Team.

Anyway on with the bling, Oh I mean blog.....

Here are the cards I create from the pieces I make in the video 

Here is the first one that I'd created before the video

I use the Handcrafted Elements Dies, Joy to You stamp set and the beautiful Silver & White Sheer ribbon, as well as the amazing new glimmer paper!  in the video I show how I take the middle out (relatively easily) so I can make 2 cards out of the one cut. (not quite so easy to describe!)

 

The other one's I made up into smaller 1/2 sized Thank you cards, as it's sometimes really handy to have a small card to add into a package (when Tom sells something on facebook and it's being mailed out I like to add a little thanks, but I always feel like a proper sized card is a bit of an overkill 🤨)  The first 2 have the leaves up, which is what I felt was the right way up.

until I tried the leaves the other way up and now I'm not sure which way is right🤣 I kind of like them coming down
 

What do you think?

Anyway here is the video if you missed it:

I hope this inspires you to buy some and try it out for yourself!

God bless love

Heather xox